Improvement in portable fence



W. P. GOFF.

Portable Fence.

Patented Mar. 30, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern.- 7 v I Be it known that ILVILLTAM P. GOFF, of Yorkville, county ofltaciue, and State of Wisconsin, have invented.

a new and usefiill'niprovement in Portable Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the-art to make and use the same. reference being had'to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a -pe1spec tive view of my invention; Figure 2 is a sectional viewof the corner; Figure 3-isa view of the binding-clasp; and

Figure 4, a view of one of the wedges. Similar-letters of-referencc in each of the figures indicatef corresponding parts.

The object of my invention to produce a portable fence, easilybuilt, and easily removed from place to place.

' A is the fence, made ofboards. B B, two braces at the fencerjoints, with holes through their upper ends. i O, a round pin, passing through braces B, and between' the fence-panels.

D, stakes, with notches in their top ends, and driven ,into the ground, so that the notches shall hook over notches in braces B.

E E, stays; passing through, from length of fence to length of .fence, between the panels, to hold the fence stifl in position.

F, binding-clasp.

G, wedges, to hold the fence together.

H, notched ends-of the panels, for clasp F to fit into.

These panels are notched wide enough for the purpose. Theother panels are notched just wide enough,

and halfway up the panel, to make a. close fit.

The bottom of the posts and the lower end of the braces andstakes are dipped in coal-far, so as to preerx'eihem Opcmt'iom: Put the fence together in lengths, as described.

Then put the corner together, as shown in fig. 2.

Then pntclasp F in place, and drive the wedges G, and it is locked together. Then bring the ends of another length'up to the end of one of the lengths;

,put thestays E in place, and put the braces B in their place, and put the round pin, 0, through thefence,

and the holes inbraces B, and drive. stake D into the 7 ground, and the work is done. I H

Dip the ends of the posts incoa'l tan to preserve them.

by Letters Patent, i s- I 1. Panels A, braces B, pin 0, stakes D, and stays E,

constructed and arranged substantial y as described. 2. Panels A, clasp F, wedges G, and notched ends What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure H of the panels, for turning a corner, substantially as described.

- WM. B. GOFF. Witnesses:

l J. B. S ITH, H. Lnnmeron. 

